Matt Smaby

Matthew Walker Smaby (born October 14, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He last played with EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Matt Smaby
Born (1984-10-14) October 14, 1984
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 240 lb (109 kg; 17 st 2 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Tampa Bay Lightning
EHC München
NHL Draft 41st overall, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2006–2017

Playing career

Smaby was drafted 41st overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Smaby had a three-year collegiate career with the University of North Dakota. He made his professional debut during the 2006–07 season playing for the Springfield Falcons of the AHL. Smaby made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut in the 2007–08 season playing 14 games with the Lightning.

Smaby played five years with the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. He did not receive a qualifying offer from Tampa Bay after the 2010-11 season and became an unrestricted free agent. On July 14, 2011 Smaby signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[1]

On June 6, 2013, Smaby signed his first European contract on a one-year deal with EHC München of the German DEL.[2]

For the 2014-15 season, Smaby joined the Arizona Coyotes on a professional tryout contract. On October 4, 2014, Matt Smaby was released from the Coyotes' roster without being offered a contract for the season.[3] After being released from the Coyotes roster, Smaby returned to sign with EHC München. In the following summer of 2015, München extended Smaby's contract though the 2016-17 season.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 U. of North Dakota WCHA 39 1 6 7 81 — — — — —
2004–05 U. of North Dakota WCHA 42 1 2 3 86 — — — — —
2005–06 U. of North Dakota WCHA 46 4 15 19 113 — — — — —
2006–07 Springfield Falcons AHL 66 2 14 16 43 — — — — —
2007–08 Norfolk Admirals AHL 58 1 5 6 66 — — — — —
2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 14 0 0 0 12 — — — — —
2008–09 Norfolk Admirals AHL 25 2 4 6 30 — — — — —
2008–09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 43 0 4 4 50 — — — — —
2009–10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 33 0 2 2 27 — — — — —
2009–10 Norfolk Admirals AHL 7 0 2 2 9 — — — — —
2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 32 0 0 0 17 — — — — —
2011–12 Syracuse Crunch AHL 30 2 7 9 46 — — — — —
2012–13 Norfolk Admirals AHL 26 0 4 4 16 — — — — —
2013–14 EHC München DEL 42 3 13 16 64 3 0 0 0 10
2014–15 EHC München DEL 31 1 3 4 56 4 0 0 0 18
2015–16 EHC München DEL 42 0 7 7 60 14 2 1 3 20
2016–17 EHC München DEL 42 5 9 14 97 14 0 1 1 12
NHL totals 122 0 6 6 106 — — — — —

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-WCHA Third Team 2005–06
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2006 [4]
WCHA All-Academic Team 2005-06

References
  1. "Ducks ink Smaby to One-Year deal". Anaheim Ducks. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  2. "Munich olbigated to Matt Smaby" (in German). EHC München. June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. "Coyotes Release Smaby". Arizona Coyotes. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  4. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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